Flow w/Fred – 8.14.14 (YFD – Naturally High)

Flow w/Fred – 8.14.14 (YFD – Naturally High)

I’m rushing out of the house this morning to get to my YogaFit – Yoga for Kids training in Raleigh :). Enjoy and we’d love to have you in a class soon! Come as you are … not as you think you need to be :).

Naturally High –

When we clear away the obstacles to the free flow of thought and feeling through regular Yoga and pranayama breathing practice, we can revitalize our prana.

When we restrict the breath, we are diminishing the spirit. When we relearn to breathe fully and deeply, we are enlarging the spirit and reconnecting with the Self. When we are breathing consciously, we remember who we are.

Pranayama means the “control of life breath.” The ancient Yogis understood that when you can consciously regulate the breath, you can manage your feelings and moods by accelerating your energy or by putting on the brakes. Harnessing prana through pranayama breathing exercises gives you tremendous power at your abdominals. It’s like revving up your engine, moving from six horsepower to sixty!

The author states – “As I worked with my breath – experimenting with pranayama – and my thoughts – using affirmations and cognitive therapy exercises to counteract my negative thinking – I was able to accept the scared little girl inside, the suddenly sluggish middle-aged woman, and my body that would not always be trim and fit and healthy, my body that is continuing to change as I grow older.”